Mrs. Boulier - 8th Grade English

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Thanks again, The folks at TeacherWeb Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Homework small medium large Homework Subject to Change - Check Daily!! Friday, 5/17: All Classes: Read!! Thursday, 5/16: All Classes: Finish the front and back of the "Welcome to The Globe" handout we worked on in class. You do NOT need to do the "Critical Thinking" page. Wednesday, 5/15: All Classes: Read! Tuesday, 5/14: All Classes: Read and "TAN" the "Shakespeare's London" handout, and answer the attached questions. RRS 1 DUE TOMORROW! Bring book fair money for tomorrow. Monday, 5/13: All Classes: Complete the "Who is William Shakespeare?" handout. (It is available under my photos/docs page as well.) Be sure to follow the directions and click on the assigned links. Bring Book Fair money for Wednesday. RRS 1 DUE WEDNESDAY! ************************* Friday, 5/10: All Classes: Independent Vocab Lists 1 and 2 are due Monday! Thursday, 5/9: All Classes: Final copy of your two paragraphs for your thesis on "The Lottery" are due tomorrow, along with your drafts, outline, peer edit sheet, and rubric. Bring your SSR book to class and/or books to work on Vocab Lists 1 and 2. Wednesday, 5/8: All Classes: Type the introduction and ONE body paragraph of your thesis paper for "The Lottery" Tuesday, 5/7: All Classes: Read! Bring a copy of your graded Christmas Carol Thesis to class tomorrow Monday, 5/6: All Classes: Finish your outline. Bring a copy of your graded Christmas Carol Thesis Paper for Wednesday. ************** Friday, 5/3: All Classes: Complete the following sections of your outline for "The Lottery" Thesis: Quote, Quote Analysis, Body Paragraph Topic Sentence (for all three body paragraphs), Textual Evidence (for all three body paragraphs). The outline is available under my photos/docs page if you'd prefer to type it. Thursday, 5/2: All Classes: If you did not finish in class, write down the three places in "The Lottery" that apply to the quotation your group selected. Wednesday, 5/1: All Classes: Select a theme that you found in "The Lottery" and find a quotation (famous person/book/song/movie/history/etc.) that you think demonstrates that theme. Write the quote down on the back of your packet of reading questions (purple) or in your Writer's Notebook. Tuesday, 4/30: All Classes: Complete questions 8-10 for "The Lottery" Reading Questions. Monday, 4/29: All Classes: Finish Reading Questions 1-4 for "The Lottery" if you did not do so in class. Read your SSR book! *********************** Friday, 4/26: All Classes: Read and TAN "The Lottery" for Monday. Thursday, 4/25: All Classes: Read and TAN "The Lottery" for MONDAY. Wear professional clothes tomorrow! Wednesday, 4/24: All Classes: WN Entry in Reading Section: Please write for 10 MIN answering the following question. Think of a time in history/current event where a person/group was prevented from doing something they really wanted to do by another person/group/gov't. When/how/why did this happen? Tuesday,4/23: All Classes: Memoir Portfolio due tomorrow - see green assignment sheet and class notes for all required elements/order. Finish your WN Entry: Think of a time when you were prevented from doing something you really wanted to do by someone else. Describe what happened and why. If someone really wanted to prevent you from doing something, what is the best way for them to do that? Monday, 4/22: All Classes: Write the dedication for your memoir, your text message memoir, and complete the cover of your memoir portfolio. Entire memoir portfolio due Wednesday. ***************************** Friday, 4/12: HAVE A WONDERFUL VACATION! Thursday, 4/11: All Classes: Make all necessary revisions to your memoir from today's class. Print out a clean copy for tomorrow. Wednesday, 4/10: All Classes: Finish typing your memoir. Include revisions/thoughtshots from today! Tuesday, 4/9: See Monday. Monday, 4/8: All Classes: Two typed, double spaced pages of your memoir for Wednesday. ************************* Friday, 4/5: All Classes: Write 2 paragraphs (at least) of your memoir for Monday. Thursday, 4/4: All Classes: WN Entry: Name five songs that have meaning to you, and explain why! Study for the vocab quiz tomorrow- bring clean copies of your lists! Wednesday, 4/3: All Classes: Finish the "10 Objects" brainstorm. Study for the vocab quiz on Friday! Tuesday, 4/2: All Classes: Complete three "Memoir Writer's Response" prompts from the orange handout. 10 minutes each! Study for the vocab quiz on Friday! ************************ Thursday, 3/28: All Classes: RRS 2 due Tuesday! (Unless you are excused from the assignment) Happy Long-Weekend! Wednesday, 3/27: All Classes: Finish questions 5-8 for "Everything Will Be Okay" Vocab 3 (&4) due tomorrow. Tuesday, 3/26: All Classes: Finish reading "Everything Will Be Okay" and answer questions 1- 4 in your Writer's Notebook (reading section). Vocab List 3 (&4) due Thursday. Monday, 3/25: All Classes: Complete the WN Entry from Friday. Work on your independent vocab list(s). ************************ Friday, 3/22: All Classes: WN Entry in reading section: What is Frank's epiphany? Use text support to back up your response. 1-2 pages. Thursday, 3/21: All Classes: WN Entry in writing section: How can you relate to Adam? 1-2 pgs. Wednesday, 3/20: All Classes: WN Entry in reading section: What epiphany does Adam have? What is the "aha" moment that causes his realization/lesson? (Use text support to back up all your opinions). 1 1/2 - 2 pg minimum. Tuesday, 3/19: Period 2: Finish the "Top 5" list and "write long" for five minutes on three of the topics in the writing seciont of your Writer's Notebook. Periods 3, 4, and 6: Read! Monday, 3/18: Period 2: Final draft of your promotion poem due tomorrow. Periods 3, 4, and 6: WN Entry in Reading Section: What is a memoir? How is it different from an autobiography? (Research this information if necessary.) ************************** Friday, 3/15: Period 2: See Thursday. Periods 3, 4, 6: Final draft of your poem due Monday. Thursday, 3/14: Period 2: Typed draft of your promotion poem due Monday. Periods 3, 4, and 6: Typed draft of your promotion poem due tomorrow! Wednesday, 3/13: Read! Tuesday, 3/12: Write for 5 min each on three different sentence starters for your promotion poem (beyond what you did in class today). Get parent signature on assignment(s) if required. Monday, 3/11: Read! *********************** Friday, 3/8: See Thursday. Thursday, 3/7: All Classes: Complete the blue DRP packet and check answers on photos/docs page. Bring SSR book tomorrow. Get your ACC Thesis signed if required. Wednesday, 3/6: All Classes: Complete the green worksheet on the DRP. Tuesday, 3/5: All Classes: Complete the reading comp packet on "The Walrus and the Carpenter" - reading and questions. Monday, 3/4: Period 2: Fill in any missing information on your CMT Essay Dissection handout. Periods 3, 4, and 6: Review all DAW (CMT Essay) handouts/notes. *********************** Friday, 3/1: Period 2: Fill out the CMT Essay Dissection Outline for the practice essay you wrote on Tuesday. Only fill in the items that ARE PRESENT in your essay. Anything that is missing, leave blank. Periods 3, 4, and 6: Fill in the blank spaces on your CMT Essay Dissection Outline for Monday. All Classes: If you want to do extra editing/revising practice, the answer key for the packet you got in class today is on my photos/docs page. Thursday, 2/28: Finish the Editing/Revising packet. Voc 1&2 Due Tomorrow! Wednesday, 2/27: Complete through page 81 in the Editing/Revising packet. Voc 1&2 Due Friday. Tuesday, 2/26: Complete the Editing/Revising passage entitled "Enforcing the Death Penalty". RRS 1 due tomorrow. Voc 1&2 due Friday. Monday, 2/25: Read and answer the questions on the NY Times article. RRS due WED. Voc 1 &2 due Friday. ****************** Friday, 2/15: ENJOY YOUR VACATION! Thursday, 2/14: Happy Valentine's Day! Read! :) Wednesday, 2/13: All Classes: Study for the test tomorrow and bring your SSR book to class. Get your course request form signed tonight and bring it to class tomorrow. Tuesday, 2/12: All Classes: DHS Registration tomorrow: Write down one elective and three alternatives you want to take next year. Bring them to class written down! Study for the "FFA" test on Thursday. Monday, 2/11: All Classes: Study for the "FFA" Test. NOTE: Test has been moved to THURSDAY, 2/14! ******************************** Friday, 2/8: All Classes: Complete the final set of reading questions for "Flowers for Algernon" (Questions are on my photos/docs page) "Flowers for Algernon" Test on Wednesday, 2/13. (FFA Vocab List and Key are on my photos/docs page) Thursday, 2/7: All Classes: TAN the rest of "Flowers for Algernon" for Friday. Complete the reading questions for Monday. "Flowers for Algernon" Test on Wednesday, 2/13. Wednesday, 2/6: All Classes: Read your independent reading book. Tuesday, 2/5: All Classes: Complete the "FFA" Reading Questions for Report 6 - June 4. (See photos/docs for the handout if you weren't in class.) Monday, 2/4: All Classes: Read and TAN "Flower for Algernon" from Progress Report 6 - end of June 4th entry. **************** Friday, 2/1: Read Progress Reports 1-6 in "Flowers for Algernon" and answer the reading questions. See Photos/Docs for the questions. Thursday, 1/31: Revise your FFA Vocab. Wednesday, 1/30: All Classes: Complete the vocabulary for "Flowers for Algernon" - both the definitions AND the new sentences. See my photos/docs for the template. Tuesday, 1/29: All Classes: Read your SSR Book! Monday, 1/28: All Classes: Complete the "Flowers for Algernon" Pre-Reading Questions for tomorrow. ****************** Friday, 1/25: Periods 2, 3, and 6: Read! Bring your SSR book to class Monday so I can take a look at what you are reading. Period 4: Finish the "Flowers for Algernon" Pre-Reading Questions for Tuesday. Thursday, 1/24: Read! Wednesday, 1/23: Make all revisions based on today's class. Final copy of your essay due tomorrow! Tuesday, 1/22: Complete, typed draft of your CC Thesis due tomorrow. ******************* Friday, 1/18: Intro, Body Paragraphs 1-3 due Tuesday. Independent vocab quiz Tuesday! Thursday, 1/17: Write body paragraph 2. Bring a typed copy of your essay through body paragraph 2 to class tomorrow. Study for the vocab quiz Tuesday. Wednesday, 1/16: Revise intro and body paragraph 1 for your thesis. Study for the vocab quiz on Tuesday. Tuesday, 1/15: Type your introduction and body paragraph #1 for your thesis paper. Monday, 1/14: Complete your outline for your thesis paper. ************ Friday, 1/11: Complete just the THESIS STATEMENT on the graphic organizer for your paper. RRS 2 due Monday (unless you are excused from this assignment). Thursday, 1/10: On the back of the thesis assignment sheet, please do the following: Select a prompt. Write down your answer to the question. Write down 3-5 bullets of examples from the text of A Christmas Carol that you would use to support your argument. Wednesday, 1/9: Please respond to the following questions in your Reading section of your Writer's Notebook (5 minutes of writing for each question): Which spirit had the biggest impact on Scrooge? Why? What was the most important change in Scrooge's personality? Why? What is the most important lesson Dickens wanted to teach us? Why? Vocab 3 (&4) due tomorrow! Tuesday, 1/8: Finish Stave 5 Lit Notes, if not completed in class. Independent Vocab List 3 (&4 for advanced) is due Thursday. Monday, 1/7: Read Stave 5. Independent Vocab List 3 (&4 for advanced) is due Thursday. ******************** Friday, 1/4: Finish reading Stave 4 and the Lit Notes. Stave 4 fishbowl is Monday! Thursday, 1/3: Read your independent reading book. Wednesday, 1/2: Complete Stave 3 Lit Notes - fishbowl tomorrow! ******************** Friday, 12/21: Happy Holidays! Enjoy your vacation! Thursday, 12/20: Complete the Benevolence Poster Template and bring it to period 3 tomorrow. (See my photos/docs page for the template) Wednesday, 12/19: Finish Lit Notes for Stave 2 - Fishbowl tomorrow! Tuesday, 12/18: All classes: Finish reading Stave 2 in A Christmas Carol. Monday, 12/17: All classes: Read through page 32 in A Christmas Carol. ****************** Friday, 12/14: All Classes: Finish reading Stave 1 and the Stave 1 Literature Notes. Our first fishbowl is Monday!! Thursday, 12/13: All Classes: Read through page 13 in A Christmas Carol Wednesday, 12/12: All classes: Research Dickens' personal life. Also, please read the "So What's a Discussion Anyways?" handout. Tuesday, 12/11: All classes: Use the links page to complete your Dickens research. Be sure to complete the section you were assigned in the reading section of your WN. Monday, 12/10: All classes: Finish your webquest on Victorian England. Remember, RRS 1 is due tomorrow! Period 3: Complete your exit card from class today. ****************** Friday, 12/7: All classes: Vocab Lists 1 & 2 are due on Monday! Head to the computer lab- rm. 230 for class on Monday! Bring along your dystopian novels to return, as well. Periods 3, 4, 6: Complete the Group Evaluation below: Do you feel that everyone in your group pulled their own weight? Do you feel the work was divided equally? Was there a leader in your group? If so, who? What did you learn about isolation and utopia/dystopia? Thursday, 12/6: All classes: Projects are due tomorrow! Complete your final draft(1-2 paragraphs)and group piece. You'll have 10 minutes to finish your wheels at the beginning of class. Wednesday, 12/5: All classes: Complete your revised draft (1-2 paragraphs) of your section of the Character-Theme Project. Also, be sure to bring supplies to construct your wheels in class tomorrow. Tuesday, 12/4: All classes: Complete a rough draft( 1-2 paragraphs) of your section of the Character-Theme project. Monday, 12/3: All Classes: Finish your dystopian novel and complete all literature notes for tomorrow! Keep reading your independent reading book, too. ******************** Friday, 11/30: All Classes: Read and work on your lit. notes. Remember, books need to be finished by Tuesday! Thursday, 11/29: All classes: Continue to read and complete your lit. notes. Periods 3,6: WN Entry- Do you think isolation is an important part of your novel's society? Why or why not? Wednesday, 11/28: All classes: Read and complete questions for your lit. notes. Periods 3,6: Finish the On Your Mark, Get Set, Analyze worksheet. Periods 2,4: WN Entry- Do you think isolation is an important part of your novel's society? Why or why not? Tuesday, 11/27: All Classes: Read and complete questions for your lit. notes. Monday, 11/26: All classes: Read and complete questions for your lit. notes. Don't forget about the independent reading assignment. Please continue to read on your own! ********************* Wednesday, 11/21 - Friday 11/23: All classes: No homework. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Tuesday, 11/20: All classes: Read and complete questions for your lit. notes. Also, please complete the peer/self evaluation if you were unable to do so in class. Monday, 11/19: Periods 3,4: Please finish your Mind Map if you were unable to do so in class. All classes: Continue reading and taking lit. notes on your dystopian novel. ********************* Thursday, 11/15 - Friday, 11/16 All classes: Continue reading your dystopian novel. Be sure to complete your designated lit. notes. Wednesday,11/14: All classes: Start reading your dystopian novel! Begin taking lit. notes on the questions you and your group agreed upon. Please bring your novel to class tomorrow. Tuesday, 11/13 All Classes: WN Entry: What is a utopia? What would your utopia look like? Monday, 11/12 All Classes: WN Entry on "Aquianted with the Night" by Robert Frost. What is the narrator saying about isolation? Discuss and analyze the types of isolation within the poem. Be specific and use text support! ************* Monday, 11/5 - Friday,11/9 All Classes: RRS 2 now DUE WEDNESDAY! (If you don't have power, just bring a note from home Wednesday, and we will determine a new due date.) TPE Outline DUE THURSDAY! (Note: We are no longer writing the essay itself. The outline is worth a quiz grade. You can find the template and new rubric on my photos/docs page.) Independent Vocabulary Quiz FRIDAY! Friday, 11/9 All Classes: Free write for 15 minutes in your writer's notebook answering the following questions -- Think about your own experiences with isolation. Please describe a time you were isolated. What type of isolation was it? Why? How did your isolation make you feel? Period 2: Vocabulary Quiz MONDAY! ********************* Monday, 10/29 - Friday, 11/2 School Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy ********************* Friday, 10/26 All Classes: RRS 2 due Monday! Thursday, 10/25 All Classes: Independent Vocab List 3 ( and 4 for advanced) are due tomorrow! Wednesday, 10/24 All Classes: Complete the Transcendental Insights chart for three of your Writer's Notebook entries. Tuesday, 10/23 All Classes: Finish marking your Transcendental journal entries for observations and insights. Monday, 10/22 All Classes: Work on the RRS due Monday, and Independent Vocab List 3 (and 4 for advanced) due Friday. *************** Friday, 10/19 Period 2: Make sure 2 quotes from the "Self-Reliance" packet are answered for Monday. Periods 3, 4, 6: Read! Thursday, 10/18 All Classes: Read the excerpts from "Self-Reliance" and complete the assigned Writer's Notebook entry from the pink handout. Wednesday, 10/17 All Students: Read! Tuesday, 10/16 All Classes: Write outside tonight for 20 minutes in your Writer's Notebook using the prompts/questions from today's class. Monday, 10/15 All Classes: Finish the Hawthorne reading/questions from class today. Bring a blanket/towel/garbage bag to class tomorrow -- Really! We are going outside tomorrow!) **************** Wednesday, 10/10 All Classes: Have fun in Boston! Bring your blue journals to class on Monday. Tuesday, 10/9 All Classes: Finish the "Paul Revere" packet. Bring a blanket/towel/garbage bag to sit on during class tomorrow. Monday, 10/8 No School - see Friday. ******************** Friday, 10/5 All Classes: TECHNOLOGY BOYCOTT!!! (Remember to journal three times - once before, once during, once after, using the questions on the assignment sheet to guide your thinking.) Bring a towel/blanket to class on Tuesday. Thursday, 10/4 All Classes: "TAN" the Alcott packet and answer the questions. (Note: You do NOT need to read/answer qs for Hawthorne.) Wednesday, 10/3 All Classes: "TAN" the Thoreau/Emerson packet and answer the questions for both authors. Tuesday, 10/2 All Classes: WN on Transcendental quotes due tomorrow (See "A Journey Back in Time" handout) Monday, 10/1 Periods 2,3: RRS Due Tomorrow! WN Entry on Transcendental Quotes due Wednesday. Periods 4,6: RRS Due Tomorrow! **************** Friday, 9/28 All Classes: RRS 1 due TUESDAY! (NOTE: This is a change from the original due date!! RRS 1 is due Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, not Monday!) Thursday, 9/27 All Classes: RRS 1 due TUESDAY! (NOTE: This is a change from the original due date!! RRS 1 is due Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, not Monday!) Wednesday, 9/26 All Classes: See Tuesday. Tuesday, 9/25 All Classes: 2 paragraphs for Mr. D. due Thursday! Monday, 9/24 All Classes: A draft of 2 questions for RRS 1 are due tomorrow. 2 paragraphs for Mr. D. due Thursday (15 seconds of your life exploded into two paragraphs of writing). **************** Friday, 9/21 All Classes: See Thursday. Thursday, 9/20 All Classes: Independent Vocabulary Lists 1 and 2 due Monday! A draft of 2 questions for RRS 1 due Tuesday. Wednesday, 9/19 All Classes: Make revisions based on today's class. Final copy due tomorrow! Tuesday, 9/18 All Classes: Typed draft (double-spaced) of your draft due tomorrow! Monday, 9/17 No School! ***************** Friday, 9/14 See Thursday. Thursday, 9/13 Periods 2,6: 2 typed pages of your draft (at least!) due Tuesday Periods 3,4: 3 typed pages of your draft due Tuesday Wednesday, 9/12 All Classes: Select a topic for your narrative. Write the first paragraph of your story. Tuesday, 9/11 "PTE" for 3-5 people in your life. Pick one event from one of those people and write for 10 minutes in the writing section of your Writer's Notebook. Monday, 9/10 Write for 15 min on a topic from your timelines or a new one. ******************* Friday, 9/7 All Classes: RRS for Out of My Mind due Monday! Bring summer reading forms to class on Monday. Thursday, 9/6 All Classes: RRS for Out of My Mind due Monday! Wednesday, 9/5 All Classes: Type questions 1-3 for your Out of My Mind RRS; bring all six questions to class tomorrow. Tuesday, 9/4 All Classes: Questions 4-6 on the RRS for Out of My Mind **************** Friday, 8/31 All Classes: Bring your organized, labeled binder to class, along with your Writer's Notebook. Thursday, 8/30 All Classes: Complete questions 1-3 on the RRS for Out of My Mind - use class notes as a guide. Wednesday, 8/29 All Classes: Read! Tuesday, 8/28 All Classes: Get expectations signed by tomorrow. If you didn't finish your profile in class, finish that tonight. Bring your summer reading forms to class, along with your copy of Out of My Mind (Only if you have one at home! If not, please don't worry about it!). Monday, 8/27 Periods 2, 3, 4, and 6: Get your expectations signed for Wednesday. Bring your SSR book tomorrow. Automatically clean input to optimize for the web. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

Mrs. Boulier - 8th Grade English

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